Governor Berkeley considered Bacon’s grievances and actions
as a direct challenge to his authority. In the opinion of the governor, Bacon
was guilty of treason. Berkeley ordered the matters to be investigated and
initiated peace talks between the government and the rebels which leads to the
murder of numerous tribal chiefs and people. Berkeley offered all means to
pardon Bacon but he would not listen to him. This resulted to a war.
Do you have answer choices?
The Maya civilization occupied a wide territory that included southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. This area included the entire Yucatán Peninsula and all of the territory now incorporated into the modern countries of Guatemala and Belize, as well as the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.
A — William Jennings Bryan
